Classes cancelled at Dorchester school day after serious school bus incident
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Dorchester Consolidated School is closed Wednesday after a school bus incident injured a child.
In a letter to parents, school principal June Leger said the district does not have any more information about what happened Tuesday.
Legere said RCMP are involved in the investigation.
No one at the Sackville or New Brunswick RCMP would provide information to the public and did not respond to questions from CBC News late Tuesday afternoon, evening or Wednesday morning.
Memramcook-Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton also said through a spokesperson that she does not have any details.
Parents were alerted to the incident after Anglophone East acting superintendent Pamela Wilson sent out a letter saying "I am so sorry to be informing you of an incident which took place this afternoon involving students from Dorchester Consolidated School on a school bus."
"Our thoughts and hearts are with the families, students and Dorchester staff."
On Wednesday, Wilson told parents she didn't have an update on the child's condition.
Legere said the K-8 school will be open for people who would like to speak to a member of the eduction support team between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
"If your child would like to come and speak with somebody, please feel free to bring them to the school," Legere wrote.
"An incident of this nature can have an impact on many in our school community."
At around 2 p.m. Wednesday the New Brunswick RCMP tweeted that Woodlawn Road in Dorchester was closed, with traffic being diverted, "due to a collision."
Two hours later, the force tweeted that the road was open again.
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